Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
7 May 2016
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$270,000
Safety lessons learned:
Require workers delivering and loading/unloading MEWP’s to wear a safety harness and to provide training in the use of safety harnesses to workers while loading/unloading
Defendant name:
Supermac Group Resources Limited
Industry:
Building and construction
Date of offence:
7 May 2016
Facts in brief:
A worker was transporting a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) on an 8-wheeler Isuzu flatbed truck. When unloading the MEWP from the truck, one of the wheels slipped from the edge of the truck causing the unit to lift and tip with the victim still in the basket. He was catapulted from the basket striking the ground and was seriously injured.
Offence section:
Sections 36(1)(a), 48(1) and (2)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Date(s) charged:
Court:
Tauranga - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$270,000
Maximum fine available:
$1.5 million
Reparation:
$100,000 emotional harm
$138,000 consequential loss
$7,080 costs
$138,000 consequential loss
$7,080 costs
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